One Congress worker dies in a clash with WB policeBURDWAN - One Congress activist died and five others were injured in a clash with police during a shut down called by the party in the Mangalkot area of Burdwan district on Thursday. Economic recession hits idol export business in West BengalKUMARTULI - The global economic meltdown has now hit the business of idol makers in Kumartuli of West Bengal, as export orders from expatriate Indian belonging to the Bengali community has declined. Shutdown paralyses hills, GJM sets conditions for talksSILIGURI - Life was paralysed in three hill subdivisions of West Bengal’s Darjeeling district on day three of the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM)- sponsored indefinite shutdown, as the pro-Gorkhaland agitators Wednesday set two conditions for participating in the tripartite talks convened by the central government. Pro-Gorkhaland shutdown affects Sikkim, Darjeeling (Roundup)SILIGURI - Pro-Gorkhaland activists blockaded a crucial highway linking Sikkim to the rest of the country while tea, timber and tourism sectors here suffered on day two of an indefinite shutdown called by the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) in the three Darjeeling hill subdivisions of West Bengal Tuesday. Maoists kill two CPI-M activists in Lalgarh, trigger blastLALGARH - Suspected Maoists killed two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists here Tuesday and triggered a landmine blast, raising questions over the effectiveness of the security operation to flush out the rebels from this area in West Bengal. Pro-Gorkhaland shutdown cuts off Sikkim, affects life in DarjeelingSILIGURI - Hundreds of pro-Gorkhaland activists blockaded a crucial highway linking Sikkim to the rest of the country while shops and offices remained closed in Darjeeling district Tuesday, on day two of an indefinite shutdown called by the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) to demand a separate state in the northern part of West Bengal. Maoists fire at security forces camp in LalgarhLALGARH - A day after Maoists killed around 30 policemen in ambush attacks in Chhattisgarh, a group of rebels fired Monday night at a security forces camp in West Bengal’s Lalgarh area, where the government has launched a massive operation to push out the leftwing rebels. Shutdown halts Darjeeling, Gorkha team heads for DelhiSILIGURI - A group spearheading the demand for a separate Gorkhaland headed Monday for New Delhi for talks with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jaswant Singh, who represents Darjeeling in the Lok Sabha, even as an indefinite strike called by the group shut down three hill sub-divisions. Seven killed in bus accident in West BengalCHANDIPUR - A bus accident claimed at least seven lives and left around 25 people injured at Chandipur village of West Bengal on Monday. Darjeelings tourism and normal life shattered once againIndefinite shutdown affects normal life in Darjeeling SILIGURI - Normal life was affected in the three hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling as an indefinite shutdown, called by the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) in support of a separate state of Gorkhaland, began at noon Monday. People brace up for Gorkha outfit’s indefinite Darjeeling shutdownSILIGURI - With the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) calling for an indefinite shutdown in the three hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling district from Monday noon, people have rushed to stock supplies while a steady stream of tourists has started down to the plains. State Bank of India funds historic palace’ preservationJANGIPUR - The State Bank of India Sunday came forward for the preservation of the historic Hazarduari palace, a 19th century edifice built by the Nawabs of Bengal in Murshidabad district. Wholesale, consumer price indices to be mergedJANGIPUR - The central govenment has formed a committee to prepare a roadmap for merging the wholesale price index and the consumer price index, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here Sunday. Mukherjee inaugurates 154 State Bank branches, 2,151 ATMsJANGIPUR - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Sunday inaugurated 154 branches and 2,151 automated teller machines (ATMs) of the country’s largest lender, the State Bank of India, online here. Two CPI-M activists lynched by Maoists in LalgarhLALGARH - Maoist rebels abducted and lynched two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists here Friday night, even as the joint security operation to nab the ultras in and around the enclave of West Midnapore district continued. Suspected Maoist linkman arrestedLALGARH - Security forces Sunday arrested a suspected Maoist linkman from a forest near this troubled area of West Bengal, police said. Forest officials trap leopard from tea garden in West BengalDOARS - Forest officials trapped a leopard that strayed into a tea estate in Doars in West Bengal. Security forces reclaim two more Maoist-infested areas in West MidnaporeLALGARH - Security forces and police reclaimed two more areas from Maoists in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district on Saturday. Closure of tea garden in West Bengal provokes protestBAGDOGRA - Hundreds of tea garden workers in Bagdogra region of West Bengal took out a protest march after the authorities closed down the Singhia Jhora tea estate without notice. Lalgarh operation: Security forces capture DharampurLALGARH - Security forces Wednesday established the writ of the state in Dharampur, a former communist hub that was later taken over by the armed Maoists, two weeks into the operation launched to flush out the extremist guerrillas from around this area of West Bengal. Tribals block national highway alleging security forces for atrocitiesDURGAPUR - Armed with bows and arrows, many tribals blocked the national highway leading to Durgapur in Hooghly district of West Bengal on Tuesday to express their fury over security forces’ alleged atrocities in the guise of flushing out Maoists in Lalgarh region of west Medinipur district. We are still in Lalgarh, say tribal leadersLALGARH - Denying that he has fled from Lalgarh, agitating tribal leader Chattradhar Mahato Tuesday said he was still in this troubled area of West Bengal “with my people”. Task Force to visit Lalgarh todayLALGARH - A task force will visit Lalgarh and adjoining areas today to study the ground situation a day after security forces captured Kantapahari, the hub of the rebel agitation. Rebuilding lives of Cyclone Aila victims still a challenge (Third of three-part series)PATHAR PRATIMA - Many of the one million people affected by Cyclone Aila live in small islands amid a maze of rivers and canals in the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest. The topography is making it tougher for them to rebuild their lives. Baby born in camp set up for Bengal anti-Maoist operationsLALGARH - It was the middle of the night when she first entered this world at a temporary camp set up in West Midnapore’s Lalgarh region to house villagers while security forces took on the Maoists. Forces capture tribal headquarters, Maoist den in Bengal (Roundup)LALGARH - Specialised anti-Maoist commandos were on the prowl in the jungles for the elusive guerrillas after security forces Monday reclaimed the rebel den of Kantapahari and entered the headquarters of protesting tribals around this area of West Bengal. Forces capture tribal headquarters, Maoist den in BengalLALGARH - Marching from two flanks and using helicopter surveillance, security forces Monday reclaimed the Maoist den of Kantapahari and entered the headquarters of protesting tribals around this area of West Midnapore district. The rebels tried to resist by exchanging fire with the troops. Security forces launch final assault against Maoists in West Bengal
West Bengal operations: Forces capture Maoist headquartersLALGARH - Using helicopter surveillance and marking from two flanks, security forces Monday reclaimed the remaining Maoist den of Kantapahari and entered the headquarters of the agitating tribals on the 12th day of the operation launched to flash out the rebels from in and around this area of West Midnapore district. Two Maoists nabbed, security forces gear up for fresh action (Roundup)LALGARH - Security forces Sunday arrested two Maoist rebels, defused seven landmines and were busy gathering intelligence inputs before launching an assault on the rebels’ remaining stronghold at Kantapahari and its surrounding areas of West Bengal. |
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LALGARH - Paramilitary forces have commenced their final assault on Maoist strongholds in West Bengal on Monday. Latest reports coming in said that central and state security forces had surrounded the Maoist bastion at Katrapahari and they were in the process of beginning of a two pronged assault from the north and south to flush out the rebels. Four companies of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF) and the West Bengal Armed Reserve Police moved in the direction of Katapahari, from Kantahari and Ramgarh places that were captured on Friday and Saturday respectively.
